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Brulles, Dina – Gifted Child Today, 2019
The author, as a school administrator, wrote this article to describe an effective collaboration with several universities on research projects that benefit both institutions. The outcomes described here focus on the process involved in such collaborations and the benefits to the school district these collaborations can create. Directed toward…
Descriptors: School Districts, Administrator Attitudes, College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education
CARTER, C. DOUGLAS; AND OTHERS
IDEAS INCLUDED ARE THE PRODUCTS OF AN INTENSIVE WORKSHOP HELD TO STUDY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED CHILDREN. A PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED STUDENT AND TO PROVIDE ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES FOR ALL CHILDREN. IMPROVEMENT WAS SOUGHT IN THE SKILLS OF ABSTRACT THINKING, ORGANIZATION,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Enrichment, Gifted, Grade 8
Boeholt, Veronica – 1979
Part of a 10 booklet series on talented and gifted education, the booklet presents information for parents about educational programs for talented and gifted children. An historical view of talented and gifted education is presented, along with a definition of gifted and talented students. Characteristics of giftedness are outlined for the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Fehrle, Carl C.; And Others – 1982
Intended for both parents and educators, the booklet offers answers to the questions parents ask about their gifted children. The 64 questions are divided into 6 major categories--definitions of giftedness, ways to help parents identify gifted children, schooling for the gifted child, understanding gifted children, help for the gifted child, and…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Definitions, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education
Alvino, James J.; Gourley, Theodore J. – Teacher, 1977
You probably have one or two gifted students in your class right now. Don't assume they can "make it on their own". Offers some facts on the behavior of gifted students, gives some pointers on how to teach them, and offers an evaluation of three programs for gifted students with some sample exercises from an enrichment program. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Resources, Elementary Education, Gifted
BIXLER, HAROLD H.; AND OTHERS – 1962
A COMMISSION WAS SET UP BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO IDENTIFY GIFTED STUDENTS AND TO CONDUCT RESEARCH TO FIND THE BEST METHODS FOR TEACHING THEM. PILOT CENTERS IDENTIFIED THE GIFTED THROUGH TESTS AND RATINGS AND DEMONSTRATED TEACHING PROCEDURES AS LISTED IN THE SURVEY RESULTS. THESE SCHOOLS WERE SURVEYED IN 1960 TO DETERMINE WHAT PROGRAMS WERE…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Acceleration
Levey, Susan; Dolan, Jennifer – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1988
This article describes a mentor program for gifted and gifted/handicapped students which focuses on each student's specific area of strength. Scientists, writers, and artists, among others, are hired to work as mentors with individuals or small groups of students in the school setting. (JDD)
Descriptors: Ability, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Gifted Disabled
Merkoski, Kay – 1988
Three activity booklets are presented for implementing Project EAGLE, an enrichment program for gifted and talented kindergarten children. The first activity booklet contains a poem by J. D. Evans titled "In Search of the Xanthus," which describes the search for an imaginary beast that leaves an "X" on the spot where it used to be. The second…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Enrichment Activities, Gifted, Kindergarten
Libby, Barbara, Comp.; Peterson, Jacqueline, Comp. – 1988
A survey report of programs for gifted and talented students in Massachusetts is presented, along with information about funding sources and related programs. The first section provides a definition of terms and a glossary of instructional models used in developing programs for gifted and talented students. The section also offers an analysis of…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Gifted
Orloff, Jeffrey H., Ed. – 1979
The volume contains 19 papers from the Fourth Annual Northern Virginia Conference on Gifted/Talented Education. Included are the following titles and authors: "A Statement on the National Commitment to Gifted Education" (R. Stafford); "Beyond Awareness into Practice" (F. Williams); "Fostering Independence and Creativity" (D. Treffinger); "Parents…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Conference Reports, Creativity, Curriculum Design
Winebrenner, Susan; Devlin, Barbara – 2001
This digest discusses research that documents the benefits of keeping gifted students together, the advantages and disadvantages of cluster grouping, and how to implement cluster grouping strategies. It argues that cluster grouping allows educators to come much closer to providing better educational services for groups of students with similar…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cluster Grouping, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Merkoski, Kay – 1988
Five activity booklets are presented for implementing Project EAGLE, an enrichment program for gifted and talented primary-level children. The first booklet, "Sound," contains four activity pages to accompany teaching of the concept that sound is transmitted through air to the ear. The "Groups 1" booklet provides nine…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Animals, Classification, Curriculum

Switzer, Calvina; Nourse, Margaret L. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1979
The article discusses the role of the first-grade teacher in implementing special programs for gifted children and providing appropriate environments for the development of the students' full potential and suggests instructional practices which may be used with the gifted reader. (PHR)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Gifted, Grade 1
Clifford, Jerry Ann – Gifted Education International, 1988
The Learning Enrichment Service encourages development of gifted adolescents as co-learners, offering screening, training, counseling, networking, and information exchange to four learning environments (specialized programs, enrichment talent pool, community resources pool, and regular classrooms). The Mentor Academy Program is a skill-based model…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cooperative Learning, Enrichment Activities, Experiential Learning
Merkoski, Kay – 1988
Six thematic activity booklets are presented for implementing Project EAGLE, an enrichment program for gifted and talented primary-level children. "Animals 3" introduces endangered animals and locates their home areas on maps or globes, using nine learning activities involving science and creative writing. "Magnets" discusses…
Descriptors: Animals, Classification, Curriculum, Enrichment Activities